Fireman&#39;s mask.



A. P. MACRINI.

FIREMANS MASK.

APPLICATION YILED MAY10,1912.

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A. F. MAGRINL FIREMANS MASK. AYPLIOATION mum MAY 10, 1912.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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FIREMANS MASK. APPLICATION rum) MAY 10, 1912 Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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ELJEREZUI. MACRINI, OF NEW! YORK, N. Y.

' IPIREEVIANS lpecificatien of Letters Patent. Applicationiilcil'Mey-H). 1912.

llo ten ted Nov. 18, 1913. Serial No. 696,538.

To all whom it may concern; I

Be it known that I, Aurore F. .lllsoxum, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New Ytuk,have invcrbcd new cud usc'l'ul Improvements in Firem 's Masks, of whichthe following spccil'i ion.

This invention relates to n'msks and more particularly to tireluenlimusics.

The object of the invention to provide a simple and etiicient apparatusor device of this character which, when securely fusteued upon the headof "the wcurer, will permit with perfect safety, the wcurcr to enterrooms or other places wherein the air is surcharged with gas vapors, orthe like.

A further object oi? theinvention is to ob viote the diilicultiesheretofore rmcmuitcred in devices of this clmructer, that oi"ominteining the eye piece pc fectly clear at all times so t co'mlcnition or e .vcurers breath or outside vupors only be readily removedfrom the eye piece glass without to moral of the mush.

A :iurthcr object oi the "Mon is the provision oi? a novel eye pi :0having a lid hinged thereto whereby the some may be opened so that theoperator con secure fresh air without removing the musk.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a novelrespirator box adapted to contain air filtering members in such a mannerthat they may be rcudil y removed when necessary.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthis rluirucl'er carrying a sell. containing light which will not igniteexplosive gases.

, Further objects of this invention will up pear as the followingspecific description is i read in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, cation, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the devic'e"shown applied. Fig. .2 isa vertical sectional View therethrough. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig.t is u horizonhil section taken on the linedt of Fig Fig. 5 is adctpil'verticalsectional view through the respirator box. Fig. 6 is ahorizontal soctionul View taken therethrough. Fig. 7 is wl-lich forms itpart of this oppli 1 l l I l casing o upon which are slidubly lugsleeves 1.6.

an enlarged vertical sectional view the cover and lining. l g. S is udetail perspective view of one of the cleaner pad clumps. Fig. 9 is :1.perspective view of the lump holding bruckct. .l ig. 10 is a detailperspective view oil the buckle.

'l iel'crring more particularly to thc drawing, 1 represents :1 mask orcasing which is prctcrulily formed of flexible leather and is adopted tocover the top of the wearers heed, extend over the face and under thechin, as shown in Fig. 1. The device is held in placc by a. suitablebuckle strap 2 which extcmls book of the wcurcfis neck and which isadapted to firmly hold the device in place. In the front of the casingthe musk is pro vidcd with n pair of openings 3 and 4, the formerarranged in line with the wearers eyes and the latter in line with thenose or mouth.

Closing the opening 3 is o. casing 33' which through ing screws or bolts(3 which puss through the hinges and through the edges oi. the leatherand are entered into flexible rctaining; strips 7, as shown in Figs. 9and l, the heads being covered by :1 flexible pad or cushioning strip 8.The casing 3 has hin ed to one side thereof a lid 9 which is providedwith separate pairs of outstanding lugs 10 at its :lrce edge which areadapted to be enguged by the )ivotcd bolts ll carried by the lllcscbolts are provided with the usual wing nuts for clamping the bolts uponthe lugs. The lid is provided with a central opening which is closed byn. glass 12 held in between separate gaskets 1.3 and. 14, the formerbearing against the outer edge of the casing 3.

in order to keep the outer face of the glass 12 clear there is securedto the lid in any suitubic umnncr, :1 pair of parallel rods 15,

mounted the mountlhcsc sleeves carry'u rubber member 1'? in which issecured it felt pad or rubber 18 and which is provided with an opcrutinghandle 19, us showm so that the same may be moved over the glass. Itwill be noticed that the sleeves it; are enlarged at their ends, asshown at 20, so as to prevent disengagement oi the rubber member of thewearer, and means to constrict said end a spring embedded in the packingring packing ring. for constricting the same. 10 5. A mask of thecharacter described In testin'zol'ly whereof I aflix my signaturecomprising a hood, means to secure the same in presence of twoWitnesses. 5 upon the head of the wearer, a packing ring ALFRED F.MACRINI.

arranged inside the hood and adapted to Witnesses: snrround the face ofthe wearer, said peck- OLLin E. THOMPSON,

ing ring being constructed. of natural wool, 'lneMAs CUSACK.

